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Franklin Arizona Map

Explore Franklin, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Franklin, Arizona

How to Use This Franklin, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Franklin, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Franklin.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Franklin
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Greenlee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	32.677572
Longitude	-109.079228
Population	75
Density	28.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85534
Area Code	480
County Seat	Clifton
School District	Duncan Unified District

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About Franklin, Arizona

Franklin is a locality in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 28.9 people per km². Franklin is located at 32.6776°N, 109.0792°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85534.

Franklin emerges from the arid expanse where the dry bed of the Railroad Wash carves a shallow, gravel-strewn scar across the parched earth. It lies 38.1 miles east-southeast of Safford, AZ (from Safford, AZ: bearing 106°T), and is situated 28.7 miles south-southeast of Clifton. The landscape surrounding Franklin is defined by a relentless, sun-bleached austerity, where the shadows of the distant Rim Rock stretch long and violet against the horizon as the light fails. To the north, the terrain rises into the rugged, broken topography of Carlisle Canyon, a place where the silence is absolute and the air carries the sharp, resinous scent of creosote. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain gives way to the open, scrub-dotted plains of State Trust Land, an expanse that remains largely untouched by the encroaching reach of development, preserving the quiet, stark geometry of the high desert.

Franklin maintains a tether to the land through an economy rooted in the sparse, hardy utility of the surrounding desert, far removed from the emerald density of more temperate climates. The history of the area is written in the faint, weathered tracks of those who once traversed these plains, seeking sustenance in a region where water is a rare and precious currency, often gathered in the basin of Tank Number One. Life in Franklin follows the slow, deliberate pulse of the seasons, dictated by the arrival of monsoon thunderheads that bruise the sky with heavy, slate-colored clouds before vanishing as quickly as they appear. There is a singular, unvarnished beauty in the way the morning sun strikes the pale, mineral-rich soil, turning the ground to a color reminiscent of rusted iron, a reminder that Franklin exists in a state of perpetual, patient negotiation with the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 234° SW
Blue Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.2 mi, 090° E · 15k acres
Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.4 mi, 105° E · 8,802 acres
Gila Lower Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.4 mi, 104° E
Fisherman's Point (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 103° E
Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.4 mi, 182° S · 20k acres
Apache Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.0 mi, 019° N
Gila National Forest (National Forest) — 18.9 mi, 006° N · 2.7M acres
Red Rock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 082° E
Apache National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 360° N · 1.8M acres
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 326° NW · 24k acres
Tanque Tanks (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 260° W
Tanque Water Station (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 260° W
Shakespeare Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.4 mi, 141° SE
Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 141° SE
Old Fort Bowie (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 224° SW
Centennial of Chiricahua Apache (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 225° SW
The People (Public Artwork) — 38.2 mi, 287° W
Stargazer 5 (Cinema) — 39.5 mi, 286° W
Gila Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.2 mi, 023° NE · 560k acres
Battle of Apache Pass (Registered Battlefield) — 42.5 mi, 210° SW
Chiricahua National Monument (National Monument) — 45.4 mi, 198° S · 12k acres
Webb Theater (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 081° E
Fine Arts Center Theater (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 081° E
Graham Gymnasium Historic Site (Attraction) — 46.7 mi, 081° E
Light Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 46.8 mi, 081° E
Bowden Hall Historic Site (Attraction) — 46.8 mi, 081° E
Western New Mexico University Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 081° E
Silver CIty Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 082° E
Mogollon Museum (Museum) — 52.3 mi, 018° N

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